CVE-2023-32181: Stack buffer overflow in "econf_writeFile" function

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-06-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-120

Description

A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in openSUSE libeconf allows for DoS via malformed configuration files This issue affects libeconf: before 0.5.2.

Affected products

openSUSE libeconf: before 0.5.2 — fixed in 0.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openSUSE libeconf 0.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32181
https://https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/178
https://https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32181
https://https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/178
https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/178

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